Brunswick deputy facing sex charges

Friday

Aug 23, 2013 at 7:01 PM

The charges are a result of a two-week internal investigation by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office's office

A Brunswick County Sheriff's Office deputy was arrested Friday on sex and other charges, and fired, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.Timothy Paul Caulder, 36, of Bostic Place in Shallotte was arrested by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office Drug Enforcement Unit on two counts of soliciting crimes against nature, two counts of soliciting for prostitution and one count of willfully failing to discharge duties.The charges are a result of a two-week internal investigation by the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office's office of professional standards, which referred the investigation to the drug enforcement unit, according to the release from sheriff's office spokeswoman Emily Flax.Sheriff John Ingram said in the release, “We, as law enforcement officers, are not above the law. We will not tolerate anyone from this agency to abuse their position.”Caulder was hired as a detention center deputy on Dec. 19, 2011, at a salary of $28,798 and was promoted to a road deputy on Aug. 20, 2012. His current salary is $36,897.Caulder was in the Brunswick County jail Friday afternoon in lieu of a $2,500 bond.